I'm just an ordinary person passing by.

Even if he is repeatedly misunderstood, he will choose to keep going.

"There is no doubt that the teacher is qualified to become a knight."

Putting everything else aside, the fact that Teacher Da said, "Look, a world where no one gets hurt is complete," is enough to explain everything.

but......

Now is not the time.

"A better opportunity is needed..."

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The next morning, Hachiman Hikigaya was sitting in his room finishing up his card art for Kabuto.

Because of his foot injury, he is unable to go to school and has had to take two days off. He has already had the downstairs window repaired and the messy living room has been tidied up. He can rest peacefully for the next two days.

However, lying in bed, he suddenly thought of that wine-red knight.

Kamen Rider, Kabuto... Although he hadn't watched the Kamen Rider series, he was still quite familiar with some of the Kamen Rider characters.

For example, there's the one-finger-to-the-sky B-King Tendou, the seemingly-okay-to-the-point-of-the-sky Little Demon King, and the Hojo Emu...

That's why he was able to recognize who saved him and his sister last night.

He wasn't interested in these things at first, thinking that's what heroes are like... even if they save others, they can't save themselves.

No, perhaps it is precisely because we want to save others that we save ourselves.

Despite being the same kind of person himself, Hachiman Hikigaya always regarded such behavior as foolish.

How could someone be so foolish as to sacrifice themselves to protect others?

However, last night, after being saved by Kabuto, he changed his mind for the first time.

A hero who saves others... a brave person who sacrifices himself for others.

Heroes... are they really this handsome?

A seed was planted in Hachiman Hikigaya's heart, a seed that longed for him to become a hero...

No, how could that be... He was just an ordinary person with a dark heart, who couldn't help people or give them hope. How could he become a hero like Kabuto?

Instead of thinking about these unrealistic things, it's better to stay home and rest.

So, Hachiman Hikigaya started playing Kabuto while looking at card art at home.

Even if I can't become a hero myself, I can still learn about the hero who saved me...

Over the next two days, Hachiman Hikigaya stayed home and finished watching the Kabuto manga.

Well, although he had heard of the nickname "King of Heisei" before, he never expected that Kabuto... no, Tendou would be so powerful.

From start to finish, they didn't suffer a single defeat.

They were so perfect they seemed to exist in this world.

Even though he had seen Kabuto in person, Hachiman Hikigaya still couldn't help but murmur aloud.

"That's amazing..."

Finally, after recovering from his injuries, Hachiman Hikigaya was ready to return to school.

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With a bag slung over his shoulder, deadpan eyes, and an aura of loneliness that screams "Don't come near me," Hachiman Hikigaya returns to school.

but......

A person arrives at school alone, returns to their seat alone, and then falls asleep on their desk...

No one paid any attention to Hachiman Hikigaya.

Given the nature of the school in Japan, if you have friends, they will definitely come over to ask what happened after you ask for leave, whether you are feeling unwell, etc. Even if you don't have friends, some popular people or nice guys will still come over to ask how you are doing.

However, from the moment Hachiman Hikigaya appeared until his lunch break, not a single person approached him...

This is actually normal. Hachiman Hikigaya has a very special presence in the class. He is very conspicuous because he never talks to anyone, but he is also easily overlooked. It is probably because there is such an oddball in the class that everyone knows him and has a deep impression of him, but because he does not interact with people, no one pays attention to him.

Hachiman Hikigaya's presence and uniqueness make it perfectly normal for people to ignore him, and he himself has become accustomed to this kind of life.

I will not bother anyone, and no one else should bother me.

Let's just leave it at that...

Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself.

However, for some reason, Kabuto's image suddenly appeared in his mind.

If it were him... he would definitely come to care about me, right?

Although the Heavenly Dao seems unapproachable, like a flower on a high mountain... ah no, it's just a feeling, a feeling, that's the feeling.

In reality, the Way of Heaven is quite easy to reach.

Look, isn't Gagami being pampered by Heaven?

That's great, Gagami... to have such a good friend...

If I were also...

No, no, no, no, what are you thinking, Hachiman Hikigaya? You're just an ordinary person whom Kabuto saved. Kabuto fought so many Worgen and saved so many people; how could he possibly know about every single one of them?

Such fantasies are unrealistic.

Besides, Kabuto saved your life, you should be grateful, how can you ask for so much more!

Suppressing the thought in his mind, Hachiman Hikigaya took a long breath and calmed himself down.

Think it over carefully, Hachiman Hikigaya. You are an ordinary person. No matter how grateful you are to Hikaru for saving your life, you have no way to repay him.

You're just an ordinary person. You've already used up all your luck in this life just to see Kabuto. Asking for more isn't your style.

Even if the Heavenly Dao lived here, you couldn't possibly meet the Heavenly Dao by such a coincidence. Although Japan is an island nation, it's not that small.

and so.

Remember it, and then keep it in your heart.

This is exactly what you should be doing!

His heartbeat gradually slowed down, and Hachiman Hikigaya regained his composure.

Yes, that's the feeling... that feeling of being alone... that's what he should remember.

Having regained his composure, Hachiman Hikigaya lay down again, turning his head slightly to reveal one eye as he looked out the window.

That unchanging scenery came into Hachiman Hikigaya's view once again... Although he saw the same scenery every day, he did not find it boring.

Hachiman Hikigaya, who can spend up to eight hours daydreaming by himself, is very confident in his patience.

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However, the moment Hachiman Hikigaya looked up at the window, he saw... an alien insect!?

Behind the academy, in the view that Hachiman Hikigaya could see through his window, in a small grove of trees where only an elderly man in his fifties or sixties was standing, an old man dressed as a sanitation worker was lying on the ground in terror.

Before him stood a monster... a monster with whip-like hands and a purple body!

That monster, that monster!!!

Hachiman Hikigaya would never forget it, even though it was already dark, its image was deeply imprinted in his mind!

It's a worm!

—Worm II, the Whipless Scorpion!

Worm II is a type of insect, whose prototype is a type of insect on Earth called the non-whip scorpion.

It possesses the same abilities as the whipless scorpion, with its enormous whip capable of shattering walls fifty meters thick. It prefers to attack the head, and the venom it emits can cause its prey to die from respiratory failure due to a heart attack.

It is extremely dangerous, yet it is also known as the "Heavenly Dao's Show-Off Scene" and the alien insect that is repeatedly whipped!

The scene of the Whipless Scorpion in the TV series has been repeatedly edited, and countless people have witnessed how easily Tiandao defeated the Whipless Scorpion.

But......

The one who defeats it is the Way of Heaven.

It was because its enemy was the Way of Heaven that it was so easily defeated.

If it were an ordinary person... if it were an ordinary person... there would be absolutely no way they could contend with a guy like that!!!

"Run...run..."

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly stood up from his seat. He looked at the old man who was constantly retreating but being chased by the scorpion without whipping him. His mind went blank for a moment, and then... he ran over without hesitation!

Hurry, hurry, hurry!!!

He forgot to think, forgot that he couldn't actually do anything; now, only one thing was on his mind.

Hurry...run faster! We can't just stand by and watch that old man get killed!!!

He shoved aside many people in the corridor, ran down the teaching building amidst the astonished gazes of countless onlookers, and then... with a speed he himself hadn't anticipated, arrived in the grove of trees...

When he arrived, he saw the Whipless Scorpion raising its arm, intending to kill the old man. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and shout frantically, "Stop it!!!!"

Using his speed, he raised his foot without hesitation and kicked the whipless scorpion hard!

The 132,000-pound whipless scorpion was kicked away violently by Hachiman Hikigaya.

Without looking at the fallen Scorpion, Hachiman Hikigaya unhesitatingly helped the old man up from the ground.

"Run!!!"

The old man, caught off guard, was dragged away by Hachiman Hikigaya, but... could they escape?

The alien insect, kicked to the ground, saw its prey being taken away and immediately let out an angry roar, then... it ascended and transformed...

The Worm that entered the Ascendant form arrived in front of Hachiman Hikigaya almost instantly, and then fiercely swung its whip!

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The terrifying whip lashed out at Hachiman Hikigaya without him noticing, sending him flying backward and crashing to the ground, rolling around several times in a disheveled state.